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Chapter 8:

Jenna and Matty continued to talk and Jenna continued to sip her drink. She finished her bottle then Matty went and got her water at an attempt to sober her up. He wasn't sure how drunk she was since she hadn't gotten up since he'd sat down next to her. They laughed and spoke to one another for an hour.
"Why did you invite me tonight? Clearly the guest list didn't need anymore people, this place is defiantly at maximum capacity!"
"I just thought it would be fun, maybe we could hang out..."
"Well here we are at the party, hanging out!"
"… And it's even better than I had planned."
Jenna stared at Matty with a cheesy smile from ear to ear. He wasn't just a pretty face with a catchy name anymore; she actually knew things about him and spoke to him properly. Maybe it was okay for her to overthink things now?
"Want to go for a walk?" Matty asked.
"Alright" Jenna said hoping she wouldn't be tripping over her own feet.

Matty put his hand out to help Jenna up. She was feeling better, less dizzy, but that also meant less confident. But it was okay, because she was feeling comfortable around Matty. They walked next to each other occasionally bumping arms. They left through the side gate just as Jenna saw Sadie push her head against the window at the back door searching for Matty. Jenna felt a little off balance as she walked down the driveway out of Jakes place. Matty noticed and put his arm around her waist and she held on to his wrist laughing at how she looked like a baby giraffe learning to walk. Jenna's thoughts were a little muffled, but she knew for certain that she liked the way Matty's hand felt holding her lower back, standing so close that their hips would nudge as she swayed and her hand slid down from his wrist into his hand until they reached the footpath where Jenna looked up at him and figured she should probably let go. She took a step away from him and his hand slid off her back and they were once again walking side by side.

"There's a park up here, it's a short walk?"
"Yeah, let's go! I might have had a few drinks but I'm naturally clumsy…"
"So you want me to believe it isn't all the booze?"
"I want you to believe that I'm not acting like this because I'm drunk." Jenna wanted to make it clear to Matty that she wasn't a drunk mess, because if he thought that then he might think that anything she said to him or anything she did was just the alcohol talking, even if occasionally it was.
They arrived at the park and sat across from each other, Jenna's legs were crossed Matty's legs dangled down from the playground. They heard voices in the short distance but it was dark and Jenna assumed no one could see them.
"Truth or dare?"
"Truth" Matty thought he was playing it safe but this was Jenna's opportunity to ask intimate questions and if he chose dare it would be simple stuff like 'lick the pole'.
"How long did you most recent relationship last?"
"Pwoah, straight in with the deep questions hey Hamilton!" Matty said with a nervous smile. "Well it was a long time ago, more than a year since my last real one and that lasted 10 months, then she dumped me and moved to a private school."
"That sucks." Jenna felt a bit guilty bringing it up and Matty could see that all over Jenna's face which made him give her a friendly nudge to snap her out of it.
"Now your turn Hamilton, truth or dare?"
"Truth."
"Are you seeing anyone?" Matty was fishing for information.
"Me? Ha-ha, no, I'm not seeing anyone!"
"Why not? You're fun to talk too and you're beautiful." Matty said looking all around; Jenna could see his eyes shuffling in the moonlight. She cringed at the compliment. Being called beautiful was something she was far from used to and she didn't believe it for a second. Jenna's gears started turning, she wasn't sure if Matty just said it with intention of getting something in return, but if that was the case wouldn't she be able to tell? But from her point of view he actually seemed sincere and that put a slight smile on her face as she ran her fingers through her hair along her head.